Youssef Squali

Youssef Squali, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, made the case that an acquisition of Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) would be synergistic and willing to pay the highest price in any bidding war. Squali offered six reasons to justify his thesis. Related Link: Here Is...

Cantor Fitzgerald said in a note on Monday that Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) has now become an easier and more likely take-out target. The deduction follows Yelp recently converting its Class B super-voting shares into regular Class A shares late last week and the recent improvement in the fundamentals of...

Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) and Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) inked a new agreement Tuesday in which Mastercard will become a payment option within PayPal, expand PayPal's presence at the point-of-sale through tokenzation services from MasterCard, and make Masterpass a payment option for...

Shares of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) were trading higher by nearly 3 percent on Thursday. Youssef Squali of Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated a Buy rating and $120 price target. Squali argued in a report that Netflix's stock is looking favorable following the "underwhelming" ratings...

Cantor Fitzgerald expects in-line result from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) when it reports its first-quarter numbers on August 11. The Street expects adj. EPS of $0.62 on revenue of $4.526 billion (41 percent year-over-year). The brokerage projects EPS/revenue of $0.73/$4.147 billion (+27...

Half of the FANG stocks have already reported Q2 earnings, and the other two are set to report after the market close on Thursday. So far, the group has one hit and one miss this earnings season. Back on July 18, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) delivered EPS of $0.09, a big beat compared to consensus...

Cantor Fitzgerald expects strong performance from Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) when it reports its second-quarter results on July 28. Analyst Youssef Squali expects revenue to grow about 26 percent from last year, which is almost double the industry's average, driven by continued shift of...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)’s core business may not be improving anytime soon, but the stock could see some major short-term upside upon the completion of a buyout deal. According to Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Youssef Squali, management commentary suggesting a deal is imminent was the most...

Despite beating earning-per-share estimates and only slightly missing revenue estimates, Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) fell over 15 percent between Monday's regular trading session close and Tuesday's opening bell. Netflix reported Q2 earnings per share at $0.09 vs. estimates of $0.02 and revenue of...

Cantor Fitzgerald’s Youssef Squali expects Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) to report a generally in-line quarter for 2Q16, with robust underlying subscriber growth. Squali maintains a Buy rating on the company, with a price target of $130. 2Q Expectations The analyst mentioned that the company...

Following the initial post-Brexit scare, every investor was asking the same question: How will the Brexit impact my stocks? Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Youssef Squali recently went through all of the Internet stocks under the firm’s coverage and adjusted earnings estimates and price targets...

Investors appear to have fled to Internet stocks for safety following the Brexit vote, which introduced a lot of volatility and uncertainty in the market. According to Youssef Squali of Cantor Fitzgerald, Internet stocks proved to be "resilient" after a week of "price gyrations." The sector ended...